B1. Rosters

B1.1. A team must have a minimum of fourteen (14) players registered on its playing roster for the event.

B1.1.1. A team may register with a minimum of twelve (12) players on its playing roster for an event with the written consent of the teams National Federation, Coaching Staff (if any) and all players, or player guardians for junior teams and prior written approval by a WFDF Official during the registration phase.

B1.1.2. For Continental Championships a team must have a minimum of twelve (12) players registered on its playing roster for the event.

B1.1.3. A team in the mixed division must also have a minimum of seven (7) female matching players and seven (7) male matching players on its roster.

B1.1.4. Should a team lose registered players during the event due to injuries the team will be allowed to continue to participate in the event.

B1.2. A team may have a maximum of twenty-six (26) players on its roster.

B1.3. Player Maximum and Minimum limits do not apply to Non-playing Team Support (guests, coaches or other support staff) who may be registered with the team for the event.

B1.4. Medical disqualification of players due to serious medical condition

B1.4.1. If the Event Chief Medical Officer (CMO) determines that a player should not return-to-play due to a serious medical condition, then the player is disqualified from playing until the CMO subsequently determines the player is medically cleared to return-to-play.

B1.4.2. The CMO will re-evaluate a medically disqualified player for return-to-play at least every 24 hours during the tournament, or more often at the CMO’s discretion.

B1.4.3. The CMO’s decision cannot be over-ruled by another medical provider.

B1.4.4. The Tournament Rules Group is responsible for the enforcement of this policy.

B1.4.5. The CMO will rapidly communicate with the Tournament Rules Group to notify them of a medical disqualification and medical clearance.

B1.5. If a team is found to have played a game with non-rostered players, this should be brought to the attention of the Tournament Technical Director or the Tournament Rules Group (TRG) by a captain or game official as soon as possible. The TRG determines whether further action should be taken against teams or individuals.